Hawaii says it is doing a great job. Your comments don’t entirely concur with the latest Hawaii visitor survey findings.
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Hawaii says it is doing a great job. Your comments don’t entirely concur with the latest Hawaii visitor survey findings.
I would have responded to the questionnaire with mostly positive feedback. Hawaii is a Rare Beauty in the Pacific. The probability of returning, as a 1st time visitor, would be relatively High, 85% or Better. My Enjoyment would depend on what I do, I immerse myself in the cultural experiences therefore 95%. Unless I am confronted by adversarial residents I would certainly pass along to others that Hawaii is perfect for a vacation, 98%, otherwise below 60%. Overall Hawaii, for a 1 time vacation or more, depends on whether you choose to afford it, the prices can discourage some from returning. The HTA has outlived its usefulness and now is simply a money pit. The Agency needs to be Discontinued Permanently and Immediately.
So let me try this one more time!!! My husband and I decided to get married back in 2011. We had an amazing time.every year for our Anniversary we would alternate islands with Kauai or Oahu! Always had a wonderful time! People were so very nice never a sad or rude person. We didn’t go for two years due to Covid. Finally going 2022 to Kauai, we witnessed rude behavior towards filipinos that were much older. (70-80) this happened on the fern grotto.. on the boat a singer also made fun of people from the mainland for not dancing. Not all people were there to dance. Witnessing this and being at the ABC Store there was another incident! Employees at the condo in Kapaa were also short and rude tempered .. for me I was saddened by this! Aloha 🥲
for me the Hawaii is da bomb, I luv it there. I go once or twice a year. at the very least to warm the old bones up.
I understand how you feel but if we keep coming and pay the higher prices that stress getting higher they will continue to rise and shut out many people even the wee to do. We need to go other places for this to work. I’m sure you don’t like being gouged.
Alternating between vacation destinations would work if there were considerably less Tourists going to Hawaii. Even if Hawaii was one of 8 different places and everyone were to alternate it wouldn’t be enough to change the increasing prices, Hawaii needs more money year over year consistently, look at the Hole they are in already. Hawaii Needs to overhaul their monetary priorities, eliminate programs, increase property taxes across the board, and become solvent before anything Good and Positive can begin to happen.
I have to say that I love visiting Oahu and all the neighboring islands. I always feel the aloha spirit and so do my family members who join my husband and I while we visit Oahu. The locals are friendly or just keep to themselves. There is a sense of caring for others. I will never forget , while on Oahu, my hubby and I went running for 6 miles and he was running back and forth to me (since I run slower). A local thought he was chasing me, and stopped to ask me if I was okay. I felt so cared for at that moment. I have fallen before and no one stopped to help on the mainland.
Oahu, that’s where I have vacationed 8 times and counting, where my wife and I were married in 2010, the only Island that I have been to. The friendships that I have made and maintain to this day were simply by chance. Most people are friendly, concerned if there’s a good reason, and helpful. Some tourists will find this to be a Refreshing Change to the disassociative nature found in large cities and other areas. Have you heard that many times The Love You Give Is The Love You Get? All too often it’s True! I am more of a Visitor than a Tourist, I have family that Owns a House in Kahala. I still find “New” places to enjoy, pieces of History to educate myself with, and the occasional new acquaintance that may become a Friendship.
My beloved Hawaii is gone….we have been traveling to Hawaii for decades. We always came for the culture and history of the Islands. Oahu has lost most of that, International Market Place used to be a fun place. Now it is all about the high priced fancy named stores for the wealthy. We lived on Maui for a year and loved every minute. Now if you want to visit a Park you have to make reservations and pay, if you want to go to Big Beach you have to pay to park for a public beach. If you want to just walk around the Whaler’s Village you pay dearly to park your car. And beautiful Front Street had many little places to shop for Hawaiian themed items. Now the “leaches” are trying to pull you into there store with makeup.
The disintegration of areas of Oahu have led to areas of much higher crime than had existed previously. International Way is one of those areas that I have heard Constantly Mentioned. Prior to its “upgraded” shops and goods there was the occasional petty theft, it was relatively safe to go there. The “New and Improved” International Way has brought much of the same goods at higher prices along with some new shops with their wares. Unfortunately the Crime Statistics have Risen Sharply and continues to disappoint. Is it the layout as some point to, the higher prices, a combination, or something totally different? As a note, every major city that has had a revamped area like this has the same exact problem. Some changes are Not Beneficial!
Can understand why more visitors from the West coast of the US would return more than the East coast. Non stop from the west coast and depending where on the east coast people are flying from, there most likely one stop or more extending the travel time. The five hour time difference is another reason.
I use to love the Aloha felt once arriving in the islands. After planning our anniversary vacation for 2022 we arrived on Kauai. Attitude and hostility was all we witnessed throughout the beautiful island we grew to love. Heartbreaking and deciding never to return to an island we love! Island people have grown resentful and aggressive towards people from the mainland. My husband and I married on Oahu, Waimanalo. We returned every year! Never again! Definitely did not feel aloha!!